Can I Do It On My Own? Addiction Solutions -can I fix my own addiction
Recovery programs and peer
support groups can fill you with a new sense of direction, and in many cases, a
new sense of purpose. Many times, though, this isn’t what people are searching
for when they enter a treatment program. A lot of people who start treatment
programs simply want the pain to stop: they want to stop hurting their families
with the poor decisions they keep making; they want to stop getting into
trouble either with the law or some other external force; they want to satisfy
someone else to mend a relationship. Notice that all of these reasons are .
This isn’t to say any of these are reasons; they are simply the most
common. A part of successful recovery is eventually coming to a point where you
realize that you are no longer going through the process for external reasons,
but ones. This is why programs like AA and NA say things like “Train the
body and the mind will follow.” Sometimes, it first takes surrendering control
to truly get it back. Doing things like attending meetings and groups,
religious ceremonies, or structured activities and events force your body to
act differently, even though your mind is still damaged. Getting your body into
these new patterns of action is a great first step. Eventually, your mind will
begin to understand the significance of the activities you’re participating in,
and by then, you may find yourself doing them because you want to, not because
you have to. When addicts become sober, they suddenly find they have on
their hands. When they were using, they were never able to see just how much
time their drug of choice actually took away from their lives: time spent
finding out who has what they want; time spent in transit to obtain what they
want; time finding ‘friends’ to use with; time getting high; time being high;
and time coming down and recovering from the high, only to start back at square
one very soon after—sometimes never even reaching the ‘coming down’ phase.
Weekends become a problem for most. Because many spent their nights out of
their homes, out at bars or parties, Fridays and Saturdays can be difficult to
deal with in a way that prevents relapse. It helps to find new activities,
interests, and/or hobbies to keep oneself busy. Many rehabilitation centers
introduce patients either to activities they used to enjoy before the substance
took over, or activities they’ve never tried before. Some examples involve
things having to do with physical fitness and wellbeing (biking, yoga, a
workout program, etc.), artistic expression (painting, drawing, pottery, etc.),
or hobbies like reading or collecting. In order for one to have a successful
recovery, changes must occur because the lifestyle the addict had
before obviously wasn’t very conducive to healthy behavior. Often times,
recovery programs will ask patients to stay away from people, places, or things
that might “trigger” them to use. This may seem impossible at first because
often times, “friend” groups are structured around a habit. An addict may look
around and discover that he or she doesn’t actually know anyone who If
one wants to fully commit to a path of successful recovery, he or she must find
new ways to distract themselves from boredom and new interests to tear them
away from the old ones. In conclusion, yes, a person can get sober on his or
her own. But when it comes to recovery, a person has a much higher chance of
success with professional help and the types of environments often found in
rehabilitation facilities. These environments ease the transition from an
unhealthy to a healthy lifestyle and give the patient a sense of belonging to a
community that has healthy goals, contributing to positive changes in mindset.
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